LAS VERBENÁCEAS COMESTIBLES DE AMÉRICA: UNA REVISIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA

MORONI, PABLO; AIS, JOAQUIN; O'LEARY,NATALY

DARWINIANA

INSTITUTO DE BOTÁNICA DARWINION

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2022 vol. 10 p. 307 - 323

0011-6793

Verbenaceae are a distinctive element from the Americas, and even when there are numerous usefulspecies in the family until now they have not been listed. In line with this, we present the first checklistof Verbenaceae employed for food purposes in the continent. Seventy two bibliographical sourcesmentioning at least one edible Verbenaceae were selected from more than 500 references analyzed; as a result, 46 edible species have been registered. The family stands in the Americas regarding the use of aromatic plants. In fact, ca. 40% of the edible species are employed because of their aromatic traits, followed by edible fruits (ca. 33%). This collaborative effort represents a baseline for future research on this valuable lineage of flowering plants.